Singer and actress Rabi Pirzada quits showbiz

Taking to
Twitter, the singer wrote, “I, Rabi Pirzada, have decided to distance
myself from the showbiz industry.”

She further
wrote, “May Allah forgive my sins and soften others’ hearts towards
me.” The singer also confirmed the decision to quit the showbiz
industry while talking to media.

Last week, ‘compromising videos’ of
Pirzada went viral on social media. While a huge number of users called
her out for ‘profanity’ others came out in her support and slammed the breach
of privacy.

#RabiPirzada was the top trend in the country on Friday,
with Twitter users hitting out at the breach.

Aurat Haq, a
Karachi-based activist group also released a statement condemning the
violation of privacy, as well as the abuse of trust in an intimate
relationship.

“We condemn
the weaponising of a woman’s body against her for revenge porn. While we’re on
the subject – let’s deconstruct why we shame women for their expression of
sexuality,” the statement went on to say.

Rights
activist Nighat Dad also weighed in, saying that those who are weaponising
non-consensual intimate images and videos and forwarding them are committing a
crime under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016.

“Don’t be a silent bystander, report these tweets and do not forward this violence,” she said.